Vocational placement specialist vs student mentor

The differences between vocational placement specialists and student mentors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a vocational placement specialist has an average salary of $40,532, which is higher than the $33,392 average annual salary of a student mentor.

Vocational placement specialist vs student mentor overview

	Vocational Placement Specialist	Student Mentor
Yearly salary	$40,532	$33,392
Hourly rate	$19.49	$16.05
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	2,044	18,591
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 94%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	-	-

Vocational placement specialist vs student mentor salary

Vocational placement specialists and student mentors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Vocational Placement Specialist	Student Mentor
Average salary	$40,532	$33,392
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $47,000	Between $23,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Research Foundation of The City University of New York
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between vocational placement specialist and student mentor education

There are a few differences between a vocational placement specialist and a student mentor in terms of educational background:

	Vocational Placement Specialist	Student Mentor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 94%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Psychology	Psychology
Most common college	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of Pennsylvania

Vocational placement specialist vs student mentor demographics

Here are the differences between vocational placement specialists' and student mentors' demographics:

	Vocational Placement Specialist	Student Mentor
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 30.4% Female, 69.6%	Male, 40.0% Female, 60.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 3.7% White, 67.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 3.7% White, 67.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between vocational placement specialist and student mentor duties and responsibilities

Vocational placement specialist example responsibilities.

Collaborate with partner agencies to share leads, information and execute OJT agreements.
Recruit for-profit and non-for-profit employers to create training and development opportunities for customers to increase their employability skills.
Facilitate vocational rehabilitation groups weekly.

Student mentor example responsibilities.

Manage UAFS's F-1/J-1 student visa SEVIS compliance as DSO/ARO, ensuring all documentation is in order prior to students arriving.
Assist students with basic mathematics, general science and English (reading and writing )
Design and implement curriculum for gift elementary students in mathematics, language arts, and science
Facilitate workshops, group activities, annual leadership conferences, informational sessions, and presentations regarding available resources.
Mentore in core academic classes such as executive functioning, leadership, self-advocacy, social relationship building and independent living.
Develop engaging physics problems sets to demonstrate the use of calculus in physics.

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